Patents by Inventor Beth Shimkin

Beth Shimkin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for electronic item management
    Patent number: 8656308
    Abstract: A method of managing electronic items is provided. User-owned images of items are received and stored to a plurality of virtual closets. Each of the plurality of virtual closets are associated with a specific position in a stack. The stack has a plurality of positions. Retailer-owned images of items are stored in the plurality of virtual closets. An image is displayed in each of the positions of the stack. Each displayed image is selected from a virtual closet of the plurality of virtual closets corresponding with the positions in the stack. A user is allowed to change the displayed image in each of the positions in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Beth Shimkin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC ITEM MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080195973
    Abstract: A method of managing electronic items is provided. User-owned images of items are received and stored to a plurality of virtual closets. Each of the plurality of virtual closets are associated with a specific position in a stack. The stack has a plurality of positions. Retailer-owned images of items are stored in the plurality of virtual closets. An image is displayed in each of the positions of the stack. Each displayed image is selected from a virtual closet of the plurality of virtual closets corresponding with the positions in the stack. A user is allowed to change the displayed image in each of the positions in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Beth Shimkin